RT> TC>  In the U.S. it is illegal to even listen in on a cellular call.
RT> TC> Sale and possession of equipment capable of listening in is also
RT> TC> illegal. It may be different in the UK... Police and Public
RT> TC> Service transmissions are another matter altogether...
RT>In the U.S.A., in all states, in is not illegal to listen to received
RT>RF energy. This is still a free country with the right to do as you
RT>wish on anything that is transmitted.
RT>The only caviot is you are not allowed to profit or cause hardship
RT>from the received information, unless all parties involved in the
RT>received converstations agree to your disclosure.
RT>The FCC (US Federal Communications Commission) is the authority on
RT>this and it is all public knowledge. Call your local office.
Every rule has an exception, I suppose.  In this case, the exception is 
that cellular calls are illegal to listen to under the Electronic 
Communications Privacy Act of 1986.  The cellular industry lobbied for 
and got this because the old (VHF?) mobile phones were very easy to 
listen to.
This also means that police must have a warrant to tap a cellular call, 
although the same is not true for cordless phones.
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